15 must-watch films to get you ready for the summer ahead

THE PARENT TRAP (1998)

Lindsay Lohan stars as long lost twins Annie and Hallie who meet for the first time on Summer Camp. After learning of each other and their parents separation, the duo devise a plan to bring their parents back together.

DIRTY DANCING (1987)

While on vacation with her family at a wealthy resort, innocent teenager Baby (Jennifer Grey) finds herself in a secret romance with the resort’s dance instructor Johnny (Patrick Swayze).

FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL (2008)

After being broken up with by his long-term famous girlfriend Sarah (Kristen Bell), Peter (Jason Segel) attempts to mend his heart with a trip to Hawaii. Paradise soon turns into hell when he discovers that not only is Sarah is visiting the same town, but also staying at his hotel with the man she left him for (Russell Brand).

ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953)

During a European tour, Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) sneaks off for a night of adventure while visiting Rome. When a series of events leads her to American Reporter Joe (Gregory Peck), romance blossoms. However Joe’s intentions may not be as pure as Ann’s.

MY FATHER THE HERO (1994)

When Andre (Gerard Depardieu) tries to re-connect with his teenage daughter Nicole (Katherine Heigl) on a holiday to the Bahamas, he soon learns that his daughter has done some serious growing up. Unbeknown to him, Nicole has devised a plan to make her new love interest jealous, by telling him Andre is her lover.

MONTE CARLO (2011)

Grace’s (Selena Gomez) graduation trip to Paris with her best friend and stepsister takes a turn when they discover Cordelia; a spoilt British heiress who is staying at the hotel they are taking refuge in, who coincidentally looks identical to Grace. The trio take advantage of the situation when Cordelia decides to skip town, with Grace stepping into her place.

SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING PANTS (2005)

When four inseparable best friends are due to spend their first summer away from each other , they discover a pair of jeans on their last day together that surprisingly fit them all to a tee. Over the coming summer they share the jeans between them as a way of staying connected while trying to take on life’s hurdles without each other.

50 FIRST DATES (2004)

Well known womanizer Henry (Adam Sandler) is instantly drawn to Lucy (Drew Barrymore), a beautiful woman he meets at his local café in Hawaii. After finding out she has a form of amnesia from a car accident, he attempts a long term relationship with her despite her inability to form new memories.

ONLY YOU (1994)

When an encounter with an Ouija board tells a then 11-year-old Faith(Marisa Tomei) that her future soul mate is Damon Bradley, the now adult and engaged school teacher drops everything to jet off to Venice to find him. Faith later finds love with a young man (Robert Downey Jr.) who threatened to steer her off her course.

MAMMA MIA (2008)

On the beautiful Greek Islands, bride-to be Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) invites three men to her wedding who she discovered in her mother’s (Meryl Streep) diary, all in an attempt to find her father.

BLUE CRUSH (2002)

While working at a hotel to support herself and her unruly younger sister, Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth) makes her surfing career comeback while trying not to get distracted by a new love interest.

UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN (2003)

Upon discovering that her husband has been cheating on her, successful writer Frances(Diane Lane) makes a bold move to start a new chapter in her life, by purchasing a villa in Tuscany.

JAWS (1975)

A giant great white shark begins to claim the lives of beach goers in popular summer destination Amity Island. Worried about the impact the shark will have on the town’s visitors, the local authority set out to put an end to the shark.

WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001)

The wild counsellors of Camp Firewood go rouge for the last day of summer camp, who are all on a mission to make the most of their last day together.

NOW AND THEN (1995)

After reuniting for the first time in years as adults, four childhood friends look back at an eventful summer in 1970 that shaped them into the women they are today.